Financial Accounting & Reporting Concentration

Dr. Sara Kern, Faculty member for the Justice for Fraud Victims Project

In addition to the MAcc core, students pursuing a concentration in Financial Accounting & Reporting complete the following coursework:

MAcc 640 Financial Accounting Research & Practice (2 credits)

MAcc 665 Audit Research and Practice (3 credits)

MAcc 641 Financial Statement Analysis (3 credits)

MAcc 663 Accounting Theory (3 credits)

MAcc 670 Fraud & Forensic Examination (3 credits) or MAcc 671 Lab

Electives (6 credits)

Electives include courses such as Advanced Financial Accounting, Behavioral Issues in Managerial Accounting, and Accounting Integrations.

One special elective option offered as part of this concentration is the Justice for Fraud Victims Project, which permits students to work with local and state law enforcement agencies to conduct forensic accounting examinations that help law enforcement officials to prosecute white collar crime. Click here to read a news article about the project.